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enSnapshots of our work: Rusa LGBT, Josh Thomas, and Molotovhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/snapshots-our-work-rusa-lgbt-josh-thomas-and-molotov
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/snapshots%2520featured_5_10.png?itok=VY3sZ6cg" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Wonder what we’re up to at GLAAD?</p>
<p>Be sure to check out GLAAD's Blog each week for updates about our latest work to build support for LGBT equality through news, entertainment and online media.</p>
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<p>After conferencing with GLAAD, popular Mexican rock band Molotov's has <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mexican-rock-band-molotov-remove-anti-gay-slur-track-speak-out-against-anti-lgbt-violence">decided to remove the anti-gay slur "maricón"</a> from its 1997 song "Puto" during this summer's J<em>ä</em>germeister Music Tour. The song "Puto" included the lyrics "matarile al maricón" which can be translated as "kill the fa**ot." Band members have commented in the past that the song is meant as an anti-establishment call to stand up for oneself and that the word "puto" is, for the band, defined as "coward." Along with removing "maricón," from the "matarile al maricón" lyric, the band will introduce the song during the tour with a message of support for LGBT people. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=617786741589599">The band will also be donating some of the tour's proceeds</a> to LGBT organizations. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mexican-rock-band-molotov-remove-anti-gay-slur-track-speak-out-against-anti-lgbt-violence">Read more.</a></p>
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<p>This week, GLAAD joined national and international LGBT organizations – including the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ngltf.org/">National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lambdalegal.org/">Lambda Legal</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://nbjc.org/">National Black Justice Coalition</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.avp.org/about-avp/coalitions-a-collaborations/82-national-coalition-of-anti-violence-programs">National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs</a>, and the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.iglhrc.org/">International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission</a>&nbsp;– to urge New York City legislators<a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-joins-lgbtq-orgs-urge-nyc-council-ban-discriminatory-profiling-despite-bloomberg-veto"> to defend historic legislation that bans discriminatory police profiling</a>, despite a veto by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The statement issued by 34 local and national LGBTQ organizations noted that “from Stonewall to stop and frisk, LGBTQ people - and particularly LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ youth, and transgender and gender nonconforming people - have long been targets of profiling and other forms of discriminatory policing. The consequences have ranged from death to deportation, assault to arrest, homophobic harassment to humiliation.” The statement’s signatories called on legislators to “continue to stand firm with LGBTQ people and communities of color, and to vote against efforts to veto this landmark legislation and turn back the clock on this victory. The safety of LGBTQ New Yorkers depends on it.” <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-joins-lgbtq-orgs-urge-nyc-council-ban-discriminatory-profiling-despite-bloomberg-veto">Read more.</a></p>
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<p>GLAAD <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/comedian-josh-thomas-speaks-glaad-about-please-me-and-his-us-debut">had a chance to speak with gay comedian Josh Thomas</a>, who has already made quite a name for himself back in his home country of Australia, about his award-winning standup and acclaimed TV comedy series&nbsp;<em>Please Like Me,</em> which focuses on LGBT youth issues in his native country.&nbsp; Now, thanks to the newly-launched&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pivot.tv/#main-content">Pivot TV network</a>, American audiences will get a chance to check out Josh's brand of clever/awkward comedy for themselves. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/comedian-josh-thomas-speaks-glaad-about-please-me-and-his-us-debut">Read more.</a></p>
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<p>GLAAD helped elevate the work done by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.campuspride.org/">Campus Pride</a>, which&nbsp;has brought attention to a disturbing development in the making for the &nbsp;University of North Carolina (UNC) school system. The UNC Board of Governors is considering&nbsp;<a href="http://www.campuspride.org/nc-students-call-to-action/">banning all-gender housing</a>&nbsp;on all 17 UNC campuses. The ban first has to be voted on by the UNC Board of Governors University Governance Committee on Thursday, August 8th, then approved at the public meeting on Friday, August 9th. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/take-action-unc-board-governors-ban-all-gender-housing-all-campuses">GLAAD provided online resources of actions to be taken</a> to help prevent this from happening. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/take-action-unc-board-governors-ban-all-gender-housing-all-campuses">Read more.</a></p>
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<p>GLAAD and Rusa LGBT, an organization that works to support LGBT Russians, began collaboration to address the ongoing persecution of LGBT Russians, who are facing extreme violence and oppression due to the recent passage of the country's draconian 'Anti-gay propaganda' law. GLAAD provided Rusa spokespeople with best-practices for media interviews and will work to actively secure placement of Rusa spokespeople in national and international media outlets.</p>
<p>To get the latest updates and take part in GLAAD’s work to build support for LGBT equality, be sure to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/glaad">‘like’ us on Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/glaad">follow us on Twitter</a>!</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 6, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/television">Television</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/people-color">People of Color</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/spanish-language-and-latino">Spanish-Language and Latino</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/transgender">Transgender</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/young-adult">Young Adult</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/snapshots">Snapshots</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/unc">UNC</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/chapel-hill">Chapel Hill</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/campus-pride">campus pride</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gender-inclusive-housing">Gender Inclusive Housing</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/gender-neutral-housing">gender neutral housing</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/please-me">Please Like Me</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/josh-thomas">Josh Thomas</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pivot">Pivot</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/new-york">New York</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/new-york-city">New York City</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/nyc">NYC</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/new-york-city-council">New York City Council</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/nypd">NYPD</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/police">Police</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/law-enforcement">law enforcement</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/racial-profiling">racial profiling</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/stop-and-frisk">Stop and Frisk</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mayor-bloomberg">Mayor Bloomberg</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bloomberg">Bloomberg</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/molotov">Molotov</a></li>
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Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:24:45 +0000ryanhoulihan67376 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/snapshots-our-work-rusa-lgbt-josh-thomas-and-molotov#commentsTAKE ACTION: UNC Board of Governors to ban all-gender housing on all campuseshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/take-action-unc-board-governors-ban-all-gender-housing-all-campuses
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/UNCtarheel.jpg?itok=bL3BJRVL" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://www.campuspride.org/">Campus Pride</a> has brought attention to a disturbing development in the making for the &nbsp;University of North Carolina (UNC) school system. The UNC Board of Governors is considering <a href="http://www.campuspride.org/nc-students-call-to-action/">banning all-gender housing</a> on all 17 UNC campuses.</p>
<p>The ban first has to be voted on by the UNC Board of Governors University Governance Committee on Thursday, August 8th, then approved at the public meeting on Friday, August 9th. Students, residents, and alumni are encouraged to contact the Board of Governors before August 8th, and show up to the public meeting with signs on the 9th.</p>
<p>All requests for UNC LGBT students to speak on the agenda have been denied, so it's imperative that UNC LGBT voices are heard in any way possible.</p>
<p><strong>What can you do?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Email and call the UNC Board of Governors individually – specifically Peter Hans, the Chair and Frank Grainger, the Vice-Chair/Head of University Governance Committee. Use the <a href="http://www.campuspride.org/unc-board-of-governors/">UNC Board of Governors Contact List</a> and <a href="http://www.campuspride.org/sample-letter-asking-unc-board-of-governors-to-support-gender-inclusive-housing/">sample letter</a> provided by Campus Pride.</li>
<li>Attend both the August 8<sup>th</sup> and August 9<sup>th </sup>public meetings at the <a href="http://planroom.unc.edu/FacilityInfo.aspx?facilityID=499">UNC-Chapel Hill Spangler Center</a> (also known as the General Administration Building) to show your support and concern as well as voice your opinion. Campus Pride will be in attendance along with other LGBT and ally students.</li>
<li>Spread the word to any students or faculty that attend or work at any UNC campus in order to ensure LGBT and ally voices will be heard before a decision is made.</li>
</ol>
<p>The result of this decision is potentially harmful for LGBT students at UNC. Instead of having the student's best interests in mind, the UNC Board of Governors is considering an action that directly harms LGBT students that attend UNC. Because of this, we ask that the LGBT and ally voices at UNC make their voices heard before a harmful decision is made.&nbsp;</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">July 30, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/local-and-regional-news">Local and Regional News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/young-adult">Young Adult</a></li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/unc">UNC</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/chapel-hill">Chapel Hill</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/campus-pride">campus pride</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/gender-inclusive-housing">Gender Inclusive Housing</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gender-neutral-housing">gender neutral housing</a></li>
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Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:01:28 +0000hannahkreider67267 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/take-action-unc-board-governors-ban-all-gender-housing-all-campuses#comments